Improvement in washing-machines



1. w. SPAN GLER & B. F. REICH.

Washing-Machine.

Patented April 13,1875.

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JACOB W. SPANGLEB AND BENJAMIN F. REIGH, OF YORK, PA.

IMPROVEMENT lN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 162,112, ted April 13, 1875; application filed December 19, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JACOB W. SPANG- LER and BENJAMIN F. Baron, of York, in the county of York and in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and do hereby declare that the following is a full,

clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

Our present invention is intended as an improvement upon the washing machine for which Letters PatentNos. 151,447 and 157,237 were granted to us Way 26, 1874, and November 24, 1874, respectively, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which our invention appertains to make and use the same, we will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section of our improved washing-machine. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the operating wash-board.

A represents the wash-box, of any suitable dimensions, provided longitudinally in the centcr of its bottom with a triangular piece, B, the two upper sides of which are made slightly concave, as shownin Fig. 1. O andD represent the two washboards, the former beingoperated by means of alever, E, and the latter yielding to the pressure thereof. To the back of the wash-board D are attached ears to a, in which three levers, G, are inserted. The upper ends of these levers are, on their inner sides, formed with projections b, which rest in recesses formed on plates H, secured or fastened to the side of the box A on the inner side, as shown. Each plate H has a circular recess formed on its inner side for the reception of a rubber block, I, which extends into a recess made into the side of the box. Through the upper end of each lever G, above the projections 11, is passed a bolt, d. This bolt first passes through a washer or plate, 6, then through the rubber block or spring I, the plate H, and lever G, and a nut, f, is screwed on the end of the bolt. These rubber springs I give the board D the backward and downward motion, the levers G turning on the projections 1) as fulcrums, and the tension of said springs may be regulated by loosening or tightening the nuts f on the bolts cl.

IVhen any force is applied to the lower ends of the levers or arms G G they will turn on their fulcrums, and, through the medium of bolts d, compress the rubbers l, and thus produce spring.

The lever E, which operates the wash-board G, in this case is bifurcated near or at the point where it is attached to the support J which support is bolted fast to the end piece and lid of the box, the lever working in connection therewith in the form of a hinge-joint. The extremities of the lever E are attached to the wash-board by means of books and brackets, or any other suitable means. At each end of the box is a straight bar, K, which is attached to the box by placing a small cap, IL, over its upper end, and passing a screw, rivet, or bolt, 4., through them into the box, which fastens the bar securely, and still allows it free motion. The lower ends of these bars are attached to the wash-board by hooks and brackets or other suitable means.

The wash-boards G and D are fluted, and have strips 70 attached at their ends, so that the boards, when they come in contact, will slide smoothly upon each other without the fluted or ribbed parts catching or striking against each other. The washboards are provided with slots 0., tolet the water pass through freely.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination, with the wash'board D, the hinged levers Gr, provided with fulcrums I), the stationary recessed plates H, rubber springs 1, bolts (Z, and nntsf, all constructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The combination, with the wash-board C, of the bifurcated lever E, support J, and end bars K K with caps h h, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands this 3d (lay of December, 1874.

JACOB W. SPANGLER.

Witnesses: BENJAMIN F. REIOH.

GEORGE M. SHETTER, 1 FELIX FLUHRER. 

